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Nintendo Switch #2
Aug. 7th, 2017 11:28 amOk, finally got around to the rest of the setup on Sunday evening. Apartment was too hot to really want to do anything with it prior to that...
Set myself up a Nintendo Account and got the Switch online via wired connection. The ethernet/usb dongle I bought a few years back (originally for use with the Wii but never used it) worked fine for the most part.
After the setup, I checked the store and bought Blaster Master Zero. I also bought, despite myself, one of the extra character DLCs for it - Shantae. Shantae in Blaster Master. Yeah, I know. :p
Of the other 90 odd games in the store so far (not bad for 5 months I guess) I didn't feel the need to get any of them thus far. Might change my mind if they hit a sale, but we'll see.
One thing I had an issue with however is the Switch suddenly failing to detect the internet once. This happened after I bought and downloaded Blaster Master Zero, then figured the next thing to do was to install the micro-SD card (128GB). I knew this card would require a quick patch downloaded for the Switch to use it so I took the Switch out of the dock and inserted the card. It immediately told me it needed to get the patch, so I put it back on the dock to get it. (With a wired connection the Switch needs to be docked.)
And it failed to find the internet connection.
I did some searching and found that this might be on connection with a bug people were reporting months ago about the Switch losing wifi. To get it working again you basically had to completely shut off the Switch and restart it. ie: don't just go into sleep mode.
I tried doing that with the wired connection, and it worked. It got the patch (I swear it was just changing a variable from N to Y with how fast it went. ;) and recognized the new space. It should be enough space to do me for the life of the Switch. I plan on buying physical most of the time where possible anyway as usual.
Next week's game night will most definitely be Blaster Master Zero though.
Set myself up a Nintendo Account and got the Switch online via wired connection. The ethernet/usb dongle I bought a few years back (originally for use with the Wii but never used it) worked fine for the most part.
After the setup, I checked the store and bought Blaster Master Zero. I also bought, despite myself, one of the extra character DLCs for it - Shantae. Shantae in Blaster Master. Yeah, I know. :p
Of the other 90 odd games in the store so far (not bad for 5 months I guess) I didn't feel the need to get any of them thus far. Might change my mind if they hit a sale, but we'll see.
One thing I had an issue with however is the Switch suddenly failing to detect the internet once. This happened after I bought and downloaded Blaster Master Zero, then figured the next thing to do was to install the micro-SD card (128GB). I knew this card would require a quick patch downloaded for the Switch to use it so I took the Switch out of the dock and inserted the card. It immediately told me it needed to get the patch, so I put it back on the dock to get it. (With a wired connection the Switch needs to be docked.)
And it failed to find the internet connection.
I did some searching and found that this might be on connection with a bug people were reporting months ago about the Switch losing wifi. To get it working again you basically had to completely shut off the Switch and restart it. ie: don't just go into sleep mode.
I tried doing that with the wired connection, and it worked. It got the patch (I swear it was just changing a variable from N to Y with how fast it went. ;) and recognized the new space. It should be enough space to do me for the life of the Switch. I plan on buying physical most of the time where possible anyway as usual.
Next week's game night will most definitely be Blaster Master Zero though.
